OVERVIEW

Since the acceptance of the first submarine into the U.S. Navy in 1900, over four thousand men have lost their lives in the Silent Service. A great majority of them died in World War II. Following are brief glimpses of a few of those gallant men:

DEDICATED RESEARCHERS

On Eternal Patrol is made possible through the tireless efforts of our primary contributor, Paul W. Wittmer, and our dedicated team of researchers: Jim in Utah, Mary in Maryland, Jonathan in Massachusetts, Jim in Ohio, Rob in Michigan, Gary in Illinois, Loretta in Texas, Sharon in Washington, Mary in Michigan, Vicki in Wisconsin, Mary Ann in Maryland, and Norm in New Jersey.

DID YOU KNOW?

The U.S. Submarine Service was created in 1900 and the first submarine was the USS Holland, named for the man who designed and developed it.